Me and Andrew (RIP) 2021
Tanya Pearson is an Oral Historian and founder of the Women of Rock Oral History Project, a collection of digital interviews and written transcripts documenting the lives and careers of (women-identified) rock musicians. Her first book, Why Marianne Faithfull Matters, was published in July 2021 by University of Texas Press. Her second book, Pretend We’re Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the 90s, will be published by Hachette Books/ Grand Central in January 2025. Her “work” has appeared in The Washington Post, Bust Magazine, Memoir Mixtapes, PopMatters, and some blogs, and journals. She is currently represented by Elias Altman at Massie & McQuilken Literary Agency. Tanya is a staunch proponent of lesbiansim, aging, not eating animals, senior dog adoption, punk rock, and Judy Garland. When she's not working she enjoys writing, rock climbing, playing in her band Feminine Aggression, and watching The Golden Girls with her dog Sugar. An Assistant Lecturer in Women’s Gender, and African American Studies at Ball State University, she currently resides in Muncie, IN.
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